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COVID-19: How Antitrust Enforcers Are Responding to the Global Pandemic [CC]

CLE60 min

COVID-19: How Antitrust Enforcers Are Responding to the Global Pandemic [CC]

The Program will help antitrust practitioners identify the challenges presented by the actions recently taken by antitrust regulators around the world in response to the pandemic, and will discuss practical considerations for merger reviews and collaborations among competitors. The program will offer practitioners practical advice to help their clients navigate through the rapidly evolving antitrust enforcement environment during the COVID-19 crisis.

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Closed Captioned. The program will review the actions that antitrust regulators in different jurisdictions have taken in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Some of the exceptional measures adopted by governments around the world to contain the spread of the virus have forced antitrust agencies to work remotely where possible, with a significant impact on how antitrust regulators operate and conduct their investigations, in particular in the area of merger review. Some jurisdictions are encouraging companies to delay their merger filings, while others have suspended statutory deadlines until further notice. These developments are likely to result in delays in the merger review process. In addition, antitrust regulators have recognized that certain collaborations among competitors may be beneficial in the current situation as they may help bolster the health systems, safeguard or improve the production and distribution of essential goods and services, accelerate the research and development of new treatments and vaccines, and mitigate the negative effects of the pandemic.